DSL & Cable on same network?

[FreakingStudios]

I have both DSL and cable internet connections. Currently I have cable running on the Linksys WRT54G router. It serves about 4 computers, network drives (linksys NSL), and vonage phone system. Dynamic IP.

I have DSL on a USR 802.11g wireless router, serving 3 computers. Dynamic IP.

Now my issue is that I want all the computers on the same LAN show that we can share files and printers. However, we have to have certain computers on Cable and others on DSL. Is there a way I can link the two routers together and be on the same workgroup and share files, while the computers remain on the same internet connections? All systems are running Windows XP Professional.

I read somewhere about setting up "gateways" but not really sure how to go about this to get things working.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[ScottMac]

Just manually assign a different address to each of the router devices.

Manually assign IP addresses to each client and give the client the "Default Gateway" address of the device you wish to talk through.

Easy.

Good Luck

Scott

 

[FreakingStudios]

So turn off DHCP, and manually assign IP addresses after I connect the two routers together? Set the gateway name for each internet connection, and then set it on each computer.

Is that understanding correct?

(thanks for the quick reply)

 

[JeffMD]

set up the computers with manual IP addressed, and in the gateway slot you put in the IP of the chosen internet access device (router). Just remember both routers and your computer need to be on the same sub net (x.x.x.0 need to match) and the routers need to have different IPs. afaik this should work fine.

 

[ScottMac]

Clarification:

Turn off DHCP on both routers, or leave DHCP on for one router, but limit the scope (say, from 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.50). Then this router can provide addresses to transient visitors. DHCP, inaddition to the address, will also provide the default gateway information ... which will be the router providing the address, in most home-user cases).

Plug the LAN side of both routers into the same switch or hub. Each of the routers should have different IP addresses in the same network / subnet (i.e., cable router: 192.168.1.254, DSL router: 192.168.1.253).

On whichever PCs you want to go out the alternate gateway, manually assign their IP addresses, masks, and default gateways.

All the others will get their information from the router still providing DHCP services. If you turned off DHCP on both routers, then all address information will need to be manually entered on all PCs / devices.


If you want to do this without adding another switch, then install a jumper from the switch ports of one router to the switch ports of the other router. You should be able to use a straight-through cable from the uplink port of one to a normal port of the other (or a crossover cable if they're the same kind of port - uplink-uplink or normal-normal).

Good Luck

Scott

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: ScottMac
Clarification:

Turn off DHCP on both routers, or leave DHCP on for one router, but limit the scope (say, from 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.50). Then this router can provide addresses to transient visitors. DHCP, inaddition to the address, will also provide the default gateway information ... which will be the router providing the address, in most home-user cases).

Plug the LAN side of both routers into the same switch or hub. Each of the routers should have different IP addresses in the same network / subnet (i.e., cable router: 192.168.1.254, DSL router: 192.168.1.253).

On whichever PCs you want to go out the alternate gateway, manually assign their IP addresses, masks, and default gateways.

All the others will get their information from the router still providing DHCP services. If you turned off DHCP on both routers, then all address information will need to be manually entered on all PCs / devices.


If you want to do this without adding another switch, then install a jumper from the switch ports of one router to the switch ports of the other router. You should be able to use a straight-through cable from the uplink port of one to a normal port of the other (or a crossover cable if they're the same kind of port - uplink-uplink or normal-normal).

Good Luck

Scott

Exactly. Every PC will be on the same network and everything will pretty much be equal besides their individual IPs and their gateways